How much debt have Indian companies taken on over the last few years? Chart shows the aggregate debt on the balance sheets of listed Indian companies from 2008 to 2017. Note this is from a sample of ~ 1,000 largest companies by market cap. Since 2008, total debt has grown by 3.7X from 7.6 Lakh Crores (USD 116.8 Billion) to 28.3 Lakh Crores (USD 434.9 Billion) in constant currency terms. For context, the lines on the chart show total debt as a percentage of market cap and of country GDP (unadjusted for inflation). Which brings us to the natural question: Which

From April 2nd, 2018, the NIFTY will look different. Bajaj Finserv, Grasim Industries, and Titan Company will be included and Ambuja Cements, Aurobindo Pharma, and Bosch will be excluded. [link] This is not a rare or ad-hoc phenomenon, but a semi-annual ritual conducted by the organization that owns the NIFTY index, the National Stock Exchange, effective every April and September. Here’s what the index methodology document says about index reconstitution: The index is reconstituted semi-annually considering 6 months data ending January and July respectively. The replacement of stocks in NIFTY 50 (if any) is generally implemented from the first working day after F&O